Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Illinois by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 8.8 | 7,273,175 | N/A |
| Illinois | N/A | 8.2 | 256,731 | 28 of 52 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 17.0 | 184 | 2,835 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 14.7 | 376 | 2,633 |
| Saline County | Rural | 14.2 | 847 | 2,576 |
| White County | Rural | 13.4 | 462 | 2,455 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 12.8 | 1,290 | 2,372 |
| Vermilion County | Rural | 12.8 | 2,218 | 2,372 |
| Perry County | Rural | 12.5 | 641 | 2,328 |
| Union County | Rural | 12.4 | 510 | 2,311 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 12.2 | 539 | 2,278 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 11.8 | 213 | 2,207 |
| Coles County | Rural | 11.6 | 1,334 | 2,161 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 11.3 | 546 | 2,093 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 11.2 | 1,234 | 2,075 |
| Wabash County | Rural | 11.2 | 337 | 2,075 |
| Winnebago County | Urban | 11.1 | 7,894 | 2,049 |
| Pike County | Rural | 11.0 | 388 | 2,027 |
| Rock Island County | Urban | 11.0 | 4,037 | 2,027 |
| Marion County | Rural | 10.8 | 1,023 | 1,977 |
| Mason County | Rural | 10.8 | 376 | 1,977 |
| Edwards County | Rural | 10.6 | 187 | 1,936 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 10.6 | 1,000 | 1,936 |
| La Salle County | Rural | 10.6 | 3,082 | 1,936 |
| Clay County | Rural | 10.5 | 349 | 1,910 |
| Greene County | Rural | 10.4 | 301 | 1,892 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 10.4 | 335 | 1,892 |
| Massac County | Urban | 10.4 | 358 | 1,892 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 10.2 | 116 | 1,843 |
| Logan County | Rural | 10.2 | 724 | 1,843 |
| DeKalb County | Urban | 10.1 | 2,389 | 1,815 |
| Gallatin County | Rural | 10.1 | 130 | 1,815 |
| Peoria County | Urban | 10.1 | 4,495 | 1,815 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 10.1 | 770 | 1,815 |
| Cass County | Rural | 9.9 | 344 | 1,758 |
| Cook County | Urban | 9.9 | 119,286 | 1,758 |
| McDonough County | Rural | 9.9 | 569 | 1,758 |
| Macon County | Urban | 9.7 | 2,360 | 1,714 |
| Williamson County | Rural | 9.7 | 1,771 | 1,714 |
| Macoupin County | Urban | 9.6 | 1,099 | 1,689 |
| St. Clair County | Urban | 9.5 | 6,036 | 1,661 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 9.4 | 463 | 1,642 |
| Pope County | Rural | 9.3 | 80 | 1,617 |
| Warren County | Rural | 9.2 | 404 | 1,590 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 8.9 | 343 | 1,501 |
| Stephenson County | Rural | 8.9 | 1,060 | 1,501 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 8.8 | 765 | 1,481 |
| Adams County | Rural | 8.7 | 1,414 | 1,451 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 8.7 | 184 | 1,451 |
| Kankakee County | Urban | 8.7 | 2,287 | 1,451 |
| Sangamon County | Urban | 8.5 | 4,116 | 1,385 |
| Iroquois County | Rural | 8.4 | 606 | 1,363 |
| Knox County | Rural | 8.4 | 975 | 1,363 |
| Whiteside County | Rural | 8.3 | 1,207 | 1,332 |
| Bureau County | Rural | 8.2 | 736 | 1,294 |
| Livingston County | Rural | 8.2 | 799 | 1,294 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 8.2 | 135 | 1,294 |
| Edgar County | Rural | 8.1 | 387 | 1,260 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 8.1 | 276 | 1,260 |
| Bond County | Urban | 8.0 | 299 | 1,239 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 7.9 | 373 | 1,213 |
| Scott County | Rural | 7.9 | 103 | 1,213 |
| Moultrie County | Rural | 7.8 | 316 | 1,185 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 7.7 | 593 | 1,149 |
| Madison County | Urban | 7.6 | 5,218 | 1,114 |
| Lee County | Rural | 7.4 | 631 | 1,052 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 7.3 | 479 | 1,021 |
| Champaign County | Urban | 7.2 | 3,110 | 991 |
| Stark County | Urban | 7.2 | 104 | 991 |
| Brown County | Rural | 7.1 | 86 | 951 |
| Effingham County | Rural | 7.1 | 642 | 951 |
| McLean County | Urban | 7.1 | 2,843 | 951 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 7.0 | 183 | 925 |
| Boone County | Urban | 6.9 | 979 | 893 |
| Ford County | Urban | 6.9 | 254 | 893 |
| Christian County | Rural | 6.7 | 521 | 831 |
| Menard County | Urban | 6.7 | 244 | 831 |
| Richland County | Rural | 6.6 | 258 | 809 |
| Mercer County | Urban | 6.5 | 293 | 785 |
| Clark County | Rural | 6.4 | 281 | 755 |
| Henry County | Urban | 6.1 | 816 | 653 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 6.0 | 324 | 621 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 5.9 | 57 | 596 |
| Lake County | Urban | 5.8 | 10,633 | 576 |
| Tazewell County | Urban | 5.8 | 1,938 | 576 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 5.7 | 158 | 552 |
| Ogle County | Rural | 5.7 | 786 | 552 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 5.6 | 52 | 522 |
| Clinton County | Urban | 5.6 | 541 | 522 |
| Jersey County | Urban | 5.6 | 295 | 522 |
| Kane County | Urban | 5.6 | 7,491 | 522 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 5.6 | 347 | 522 |
| Will County | Urban | 5.5 | 10,042 | 485 |
| De Witt County | Rural | 5.4 | 212 | 462 |
| Piatt County | Urban | 4.9 | 234 | 341 |
| DuPage County | Urban | 4.7 | 11,397 | 298 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 4.7 | 660 | 298 |
| Kendall County | Urban | 4.5 | 1,565 | 261 |
| Washington County | Rural | 4.5 | 174 | 261 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 4.4 | 74 | 244 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 4.4 | 446 | 244 |
| Jo Daviess County | Rural | 4.3 | 284 | 224 |
| McHenry County | Urban | 4.3 | 3,613 | 224 |
| Monroe County | Urban | 4.0 | 395 | 182 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 5:01 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.